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I don't do craigs list any more. But when I did I used to meet in the lobby of office buildings open to public by guards desk. Usually banks. Why they are on camera and guards are armed. Usually scammers back out of such a meeting place.
My favorite Craigs list story of all time was in Freeport, Long Island.
The Porsche dealership is closed on Sunday but lot is open. A guy advertised a used porsche at a great price being sold at the dealership. Must be cash as dealership need money.
So couple shows up sure enough he had keys to Porsche they do paperwork, he puts temp plates on and they pay cash and off they drive.
When they contact dealership to follow up on real plates they had no clue. Guy stole a porsche from a valet parking lot, sold it at Porsche dealer and couple got fooled.
My favorite Craigs list story of all time was in Freeport, Long Island.
The Porsche dealership is closed on Sunday but lot is open. A guy advertised a used porsche at a great price being sold at the dealership. Must be cash as dealership need money.
So couple shows up sure enough he had keys to Porsche they do paperwork, he puts temp plates on and they pay cash and off they drive.
When they contact dealership to follow up on real plates they had no clue. Guy stole a porsche from a valet parking lot, sold it at Porsche dealer and couple got fooled.
There's a variation of that on CL now.
Be careful if you're looking to rent a place. Scammers copy CL for-rent ads (or the ones on Zillow), lower the asking rent dramatically and advertise it as if it's their place. When you respond to the ad, they say they're out of town. But if you send them $xxx for the first month's rent, they'll send you a key.
And sometimes they will. It just won't fit the lock on the house you thought you were renting.
True story: A woman fell for this scam, got to the vacant house, couldn't get in using the key, so she called a locksmith. The locksmith made a key for her. She went inside, found the "Welcome new renter!" information left for the person who actually had rented the house, and called the landlord's number to complain about having to have a key made. The real renter arrived, with the landlord on her heels. Then the police were called to break it up.
If it seems like an incredibly good deal on a rental, it's most likely someone running this scam.
I bought a car, rented a house, found quite a few jobs, sold numerous things, bought furniture AND agreed to go on 3 dates from Craigslist in the past 7 years.
I bought a bike on craigslist about 9 years ago. I actually went up to this guy's house in Cave Creek or North Phoenix. Anyways I don't think I will do it again. I do like the idea about meeting at the police station, but will they be able to see you?
Can't boink an NSA hookup at the police station though.
Craigslist used to be awesome for that but the bottom fell out. It happened when they started anonymizing the email address on both sides of the conversation making it harder for people to research each other before hooking up.
I sell concert tickets through Craigslist, I usually just have the buyer pick it up at work. The downside is the flagging system. In some cities I can't sell concert tickets at all. They might get flagged because I am selling over face (admittedly against the rules) but if I am selling at face or even below face they get flagged because I am competing with someone else's tickets.
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